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bag valve mask
- Definição1
- A bag valve mask (BVM), sometimes referred to as an Ambu bag, is a handheld tool that is used to deliver positive pressure ventilation to any subject with insufficient or ineffective breaths. It consists of a self-inflating bag, one-way valve, mask, and an oxygen reservoir.
- Fonte1
- PASCHOAL, Guilherme. Medical Emergencies in Civil Aviation (MECA): um glossário bilíngue no âmbito da aviação civil. 2022. Dissertação (Mestrado em Estudos da Tradução) – Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, 2022.
- Fonte2
- World Health Organization. (2023). Clinical management of COVID-19: living guideline, 13 January 2023. World Health Organization. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/365580 License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
- Nota Adicional1
- Acronym in English: BVM.
- Subárea
- Aviation Medicine
- Français
- insufflateur manuel